Name: Lip Smoke
Mangaka: Nishitaki, Mai
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.04 (Complete)
Scanlator: Crimson Flower
Type: Manga
Genre: comedy/drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary: High-school student Setsuna Iwato works part-time for a publishing agency. When her employer’s having trouble with an erotic fiction novelist she becomes his assistant to help him rediscover the feeling of a “Pure Kiss”.
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Otona no Jikan
Manga-ka: Yamada, Komomo
Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.16 (Hiatus)
Scanlator: Lovers Dream
Type: Manga
Genre: Smut
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Alone and dumped outside of a love hotel, Mitsuka finds herself caught by the last person she wants to see–her school counselor and teacher, Kaga-sensei! Instead of turning her in, Kaga-sensei wants an interview. It turns out he’s an erotic novelist, and he’s looking for just the right dose of high school girl reality for his latest work. Kaga makes it clear their relationship is strictly business, but can Mitsuka keep it that way when she’s falling for her teacher?
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 3/5
Name: Billion Girl
Mangaka: Sakai, Miwa
Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Licensed: Not Licensed
Scanlations: V.10 Ch.36 (Complete)
Scanlator: Shoujo Magic, X-Vampire Knight, Operation Boredom, and Willful Muse
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Fairytale/Drama/Rich Guy Poor Girl
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Kanoko’s is a very vanilla girl who works in her families confectionery shop. When the shop goes 1 billion dollars into debt, Kanoko’s father promises a homeless man one of his daughters to get rid of the debt. With Kanoko’s two older sisters completely unwilling Kanoko offers herself to save her family from debt. Turns out the homeless man was actually a rich aristocrat! It’s a real life Cinderella story.
Graphics Rating: 2/5
Plot Rating: 3/5